1995 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 31

How does an air bag restrain? In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact steering wheel or the the instrument panel.The air bag supplements the protection providedby safety belts.Air bags distribute the force of the impact more evenly over the occupant's upper body, stopping the occupant more gradually. But air bags would not help you many types of collisions, in including rollovers and rear side impacts, primarily and because an occupant's motion not toward the air bag. is Air bags should never be regarded as anything more than a supplement safety belts, and then only in to moderate tosevere frontal or near-frontal collisions. In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag, What will you see after an air bag inflates? windshields are broken by vehicle deformation. After the air bag inflates, quickly deflates. This occurs Additional windshield breakage may also occur the it from so quickly that some people may not even realize the airright front passenger air bag. bag inflated. Some components the air bag module in of The air bags are designed to inflate only once. After the steering wheel hub the driver's air bag, the for or they inflate, you'll need some new parts your air for instrument panelfor the right front passenger's bag, will bag system.If you don't get them, the air bag system be hot for a short time, but the partthe bag that comes of won't be there help protect you another crash. to in into contact with you will not be to the touch. There hot A new system will include bag modules and air will be some smoke and coming from vents in the dust possibly other parts.The service manualfor your deflated air bags. Air bag inflation will not prevent the vehicle covers the need to replace other parts. driver from seeing or from being able to steer the vehicle, nor will stop people from leaving the vehicle. it 1-21